The discussion revolves around a problem in electricity and magnetism involving two long, parallel wires carrying current. Participants are tasked with determining the magnitude of the force between the wires given their separation and current values.
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Please fill up the three part template and show your working. It is mandatory while posting in the homework help forum.Cici2017 said:Two long, parallel wires are separated by a distance of 1.0m. The current in each wire is 1.0A. What is the magnitude of the force on 1.0 m length of each wire?
Help~ Thanks a lot
cnh1995 said:Please fill up the three part template and show your working. It is mandatory while posting in the homework help forum.
There is an equation which directly gives the force between two current carrying conductors. You can look it up.Cici2017 said:Homework Statement
Two long, parallel wires are separated by a distance of 1.0m. The current in each wire is 1.0A. What is the magnitude of the force on 1.0 m length of each wire?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Do I use F=BILsinθ? But I don't know B nor θ.
Sorry~I have no idea. Help~[/B]
Oh Yes! Found it! Thank you so much!cnh1995 said:There is an equation which directly gives the force between two current carrying conductors. You can look it up.